The animals were discovered by London-based designer, Paul Middlewick in 1988. They’re created using only the lines, stations and junctions of underground railway maps. Paul first spotted the elephant while he was staring at the world famous London Underground map during his daily journey home from work.

The more he looked, the more animals he found and the elephant was quickly joined by many other cute animals including a bat, a cat, a polar bear, several dogs and even a bottlenose whale.

The original animals have now been joined by their international friends from metro and transit maps from cities around the world including the Paris Metro, Moscow Metro and the New York Subway.

Great to send to your friends and family. 20 different animal postcards.

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